Lyme disease
By: Mary E. Williams, book editor
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Perspectives on diseases and disorders
Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning/Greenhaven Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780737757774
Subjects: Lyme disease; Juvenile literature; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
Description: "Lyme Disease: Understanding Lyme Disease; Debates Surrounding Lyme Disease; Experiencing Lyme Disease"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-147) and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding Lyme disease. Lyme disease : an overview / K. Lee Lerner and Brenda W. Lerner -- The incidence of Lyme disease is increasing / Chris Jozefowicz -- Lyme disease is frequently misdiagnosed / Cara Brady -- Lyme disease bacteria can survive after medical treatment / USA Today -- The chronic Lyme disease debate / Biotech Week -- Debates surrounding Lyme disease. Homeopathic therapy is an effective treatment for Lyme disease / Cindee Gardner -- Alternative therapies for Lyme disease are ineffective / Edward Mcsweegan -- Chronic Lyme disease exists -- Daniel J. Cameron / Little evidence supports the existence of chronic Lyme disease / Patricia Callahan and Trine Tsouderos -- The US government should be held accountable for bias in Lyme disease treatment / Pat Smith -- Lyme disease has been needlessly politicized / New London (CT) Day / Culling wild deer herds could help prevent Lyme disease / Ken Dixon -- A loss of biodiversity increases the incidence of Lyme disease / Science Letter -- Experiencing Lyme disease. A father's mystery illness / Russ Juskalian -- A daughter's harrowing Lyme journey / Pat Smith / Living with Lyme and other tick-borne diseases / Daniel B. Wood -- A teen implores doctors to become educated about Lyme disease / Nicole Bottles -- The challenge of advanced neurological Lyme disease / Rebecca Wells.